TagEnergy kicks off construction of 20MW/40MWh battery
TagEnergy has started construction on a £16 million 20MW/40MWh battery storage facility following Santander financing.
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Iona Capital enters UK solar market with utility-scale ambitions
Iona Capital has partnered IGas to develop utility-scale UK solar PV, marking its entry into the UK solar market.
Government mulls more frequent CfD auctions in Net Zero Strategy otherwise devoid of PV policy
While the Net Zero Strategy includes plans to review the frequency of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions, a concrete UK solar deployment target was absent.
EDP to invest £13bn in UK renewables by 2030
EDP Renewables (EDPR) is aiming to cement its position in the UK renewables market, with plans to invest £660 million over the next five years.
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Bluefield hires new investment director to support portfolio diversification push
Bluefield Solar has hired Michael Covington as investment director at the company’s investment adviser, adding "significant" wind, solar and capital markets expertise to the company.
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Aberdeen City Council eyes solar development following GGA funding
Aberdeen City Council is eyeing the development of a solar farm following being awarded a chunk of the Scottish Government’s Green Growth Accelerator (GGA).
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Gresham teams up with Strategic Power Projects for 1GW solar and storage pipeline
Gresham House has partnered Irish developer Strategic Power Projects to develop a solar and storage pipeline with a combined capacity of over 1GW.
Regen pushes for 10GW CfD Pot One target capacity
Regen is calling on the government to double the capacity for Pot One technologies from 5GW to 10GW in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction.
ILI announces sale of 50MW battery storage asset to Eelpower
Scottish clean energy developer ILI Group has announced the sale of another battery storage asset.
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Low Carbon Alliance to develop £150m solar and storage portfolio with Kajima Europe
Low Carbon Alliance Limited (LCA) and real estate investor Kajima Europe have formed a new joint venture targeting UK solar and storage.
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Shell signs framework agreement for 700MW of solar and battery storage
Shell and renewable energy developer Island Green Power have signed a framework agreement to develop solar PV projects with co-located battery storage potential.
Bluefield’s solar, storage pipeline breaks 700MW mark in ‘challenging’ year for energy markets
Bluefield Solar Income Fund is celebrating a jump in earnings in a year that also saw an increase in debt and a drop in share price.
Fluence and ESB unveil 105MW/210MWh of battery energy storage projects in Ireland
State owned electricity company ESB and storage company Fluence have announced two new battery projects in Dublin.
Conrad Energy signs deal with GE Renewable Energy for 104MWh of battery storage
A major framework agreement has been signed between GE Renewable Energy and Conrad Energy for the design, manufacture and supply of GE’s battery energy storage system in the UK.
EDF Renewables targets 1GW of onshore renewables in Ireland
EDF Renewables is targeting a 1GW development pipeline of onshore renewables in Ireland.
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Cero and Enso Energy to kick off construction of 49.9MW PV plant
Construction of a 49.9MW solar PV asset in South Gloucestershire being developed by Cero Generation and Enso Energy is to begin, having achieved financial close.
Island Green Power to develop 1GW+ of solar on ex-coal sites
Two coal power stations in the east midlands – Cottam and West Burton – are now to be home to solar PV with a combined capacity of over 1GW.
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Sponsored Getting up to speed on CfDs: Solar Media, LCCC and Solar Energy UK announce webinar
Join Solar Media, LCCC and Solar Energy UK on 28 October at 10am for 'Getting up to speed on CfDs: a discussion on solar power and the coming auction'.
Quinbrook acquires UK’s largest consented solar-plus-storage site
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired the 350MW Cleve Hill solar-plus-storage site in Kent, UK, with this expected to be the largest single site PV install in the UK once completed.
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust to focus on increased diversification after strong H1
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) saw its gross asset value (GAV) continue to grow, as it looks optimistically towards future renewables growth post-pandemic.
Pacific Green Technologies secures debt financing for 99.8MW BESS
Pacific Green Technologies is to finance the construction of its 99.8MW battery energy storage system with £23 million of debt financing.
PODCAST: Solar procurement challenges escalate, inside Britain’s power market volatility
All signs point to growing solar installations this year, with up to 191GW expected to be deployed, but reaching that figure won’t be without its challenges as procurement remains subject to shipping constraints and higher costs, the September 2021 episode of the Solar Media Podcast hears.
Frequency response drives Gresham House’s earnings to £22.4m
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has seen the EBITDA generated by its portfolio soar to £22.4 million in the first half of this year, jumping from £4.5 million in H1 2020.
NextEnergy and Eelpower sign £100m JV to develop 250MW of storage
NextEnergy Solar Fund has signed a £100 million Joint Venture Partnership (JVP) with battery storage specialist Eelpower.
Highest power prices since Foresight’s inception drive strong H1 results
Rebounding power prices have driven Foresight Solar Fund’s results in the first half of 2021, with its net asset value jumping to £596.4 million.
BEIS sets out CfD pot budgets ahead of December auction
A total of £265 million has been set aside for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today (13 September) revealed.
New market entrant Evolution Power takes aim at 3GW of UK renewables
Evolution Power – a new entrant to the UK renewables market – has partnered Finnish sustainable investment group Korkia to fund an initial 1GW pipeline.
Anesco secures approval for 50MW battery site set to perform multiple grid-balancing roles
Anesco's new 50MW battery storage site has been given the green light by Brentwood Borough Council, with the project to be another example of how batteries are benefiting the grid and offering returns for investors, the company has said.
Construction kicks off at 99MW/198MWh UK battery storage site
Work has started at a battery storage site lauded as the largest of its kind under construction in the UK by developers Harmony Energy and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
BEIS consults on new solar PV Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project guidance
New guidance on solar PV has been proposed by the government as part of its review into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).